NOTE: The good folks at the MVC couldn't be bothered to put the positions next to the players they honored on their all conference teams. I added the ones I knew off the top of my head but I'm not going to be bothered to look the rest up. Also, putting a player's year next to his name would be nice, too! FIRST TEAM Chris Dunsheath, Bradley, GK Ryan Pore, Tulsa, F Kyle Brown*, Tulsa, F Matt Nickell, Drake David Wagenfuhr*, Creighton, D Kevin Hudson, SMU Luke Kreamalmeyer, Bradley Matt Wieland, Creighton, D Scott Kincaid, Tulsa Ron Plute, Western Kentucky Ugo Ihemelu, SMU, D *Repeat first team selection SECOND TEAM Matt Pickens, Southwest Missouri State, GK Daryl Sattler, Western Kentucky Jamal Sutton, Southwest Missouri State Preston Good, Bradley Marc Burch, Evansville, F Doug Lascody, Southwest Missouri State Ramon Nunez, SMU, MF Richard Mupfudze, Western Kentucky Adam Zenor, Drake Ryan Glynn, Bradley Lance Muckey, Evansville HONORABLE MENTION: Bradley: Jon Caldwell; Creighton: Shane Havens, Matt Thomas and Matt Jewett; Drake: Jesse Baker and Chris Hamburger; Eastern Illinois: Jimmy Klatter; Evansville: Dan Broxup; SMU: David Chun and Mynor Gonzalez; SMS: Jon Watson; Vanderbilt: Jimmy Stone and Justin Moreland; Western Kentucky Daniel Payne and Brad Benz. ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Besmir Bega, Drake Jeff Diehl, Eastern Illinois Jamie Gilbert, Vanderbilt Mynor Gonzalez, SMU Michael Kraus, Creighton Ian McAuley, Evansville Justin Moreland, Vanderbilt Jay Needham, SMU Ramon Nunez, SMU Tony Odorisio, Creighton Dario Saintus, SMU Cary Wicker, Tulsa Offensive Player of the Year Ryan Pore, Tulsa, So. Defensive Player of the Year Matt Wieland, Creighton, So. Freshmen of the Year Ramon Nunez, SMU, MF Coach of the Year David Holmes, Western Kentucky Interesting that two sophomores were the offensive and defensive players of the year.
Agreed, while another sophomore, U-20 pool player Marc Burch, only made the second team. Speaking of national teams, Guatemala's (starting?) defender Mynor Gonzalez was only honorable mention. Also, as Emile has pointed out, the conference awards are usually better indicators of performance than are the national awards. I'll be curious to see whether Wagenfuhr or Weiland gets more national recognition.